ETERNAL LOVE

16: FALLING IN LOVE

AUTHOR'S POV

Cure hospital,
08:03 am.

Jane slowly opened her eyes finding herself resting her head against Alice's bed.

Alice was now shifted from the ICU to a private ward but still was unconscious.

Jane groaned palming her head before lifting it because of a headache.

She pushed her hair back blinking fast to clear her vision and sat straight.

She felt something sliding down her shoulders. She looked down to see Edwin's off-white coat with which he covered her last night.

She picks that up. His strong cologne was able to be smelled from a distance.

She glanced up as she heard the clicking sound of the door to see the owner of the coat pushing the door.

She for a moment stare at him because of him coming towards her with his white shirt's top three buttons undone, his hair was a bit messy making him look stunning even with puffy eyes because of lack of sleep last night.

His gaze fell on his coat in Jane's hand. " You were freezing last night so I-"

" Thanks. This is warming." Jane talked normally before handing the coat back to him.

They share a few awkward moments before the door opened revealing Reed. He studied them up to down. " Get freshen up. There's a restaurant nearby. You both should eat something. I'll accompany Alice-" He said getting inside.

" Again?" She questioned. A word was enough to make them drop their gazes.

They know she'd never let any of them brothers supervise Alice ever again. She hardly trust anyone which unfortunately got broken.

" We are sorry on behalf of Xaden." Reed apologized sincerely.

" Jane?" A voice just above a whisper snapped Jane's head towards the lying poster of Alice.

Three of them rushed towards her as she parted her eyelids with crashed eyebrows and squeezed eyes.

Alice searched for Jane's hand by touching the side of her bed and soon found it getting wrapped tightly with both of Jane's palms.

There started the tears of happiness. " I was so scared." Jane breathed out kissing Alice's palm rapidly.

" I'm alright." Alice replied weakly. Her eyeballs were moving slightly from left to right which was fixed on the ceiling above. " Where's Xaden?" The first thing she asked.

" Let me inform the doctor about your consciousness." Jane ignored her question and untangled their hands before standing up and ringing the bell to call any nurse.

" Are you good?" Edwin asked hesitantly standing a bit away from Alice while Reed didn't even move.

" Edwin." Her voice now came a little cheerful. She moved her hand forward and guested him to come closer which he did after examining Jane's face.

He held her delicate hand making her grin. She sat back with his support. He  placed a pillow behind her back.

Jane saw how she still trusted them blindly.

The doctor came for her check-up while Hazel and Ian with breakfast bags.

Alice got discharged the next day and after going back to their home town they took a day off. No one spoke a single word about the incident on their business trip and luckily Tan also didn't find anything out as he wasn't in the country.